Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)  a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．

    Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．

When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until  I  went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“ I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

1.Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

A．before he went to college                 B．after he went to Africa

C．because he got one million dollars          D．before he received a report

2.Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

A．only in Washington             B．only in England

C．only in Africa                  D．around the world

3.Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

A．visiting them each year       B．getting a report every year

C．staying with them            D．talking to them in English

4.The underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．

A．施舍    B．行善   C．优惠    D. 赏赐

5.What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others，and you will feel happy．

B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．

C. Live a simple life，and you can give others help．

D.Enjoy life.

 

Sorry to say,our brains naturally start slowing down at the Cruelty young age of 30.It used to be thought that this couldn’t be helped,but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster.“Your brain is a learning machine,”saying University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich.Given the right tools,we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger.All that’s required is the practice designed just for the purpose:a few exercises for the mind.

Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process(过程) in which the brain deals with information (positscience.com).Since much of the data we receive comes through speech,the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy(准确性).

Over the course of training,the program starts asking you to distinguish(辨别) sounds (between“dog”and“bog”,for example) at an increasingly faster speed.It’s a bit like tennis instructor,says Merzenich,hitting balls at you—faster and faster to keep you challenged(受到挑战).You may start out slow,but before long you’re pretty quick.

The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic.If you ask your brain to learn,it will learn.And it may even speed up while in the process.

To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you:playing table tennis or bridge,doing crossword puzzles,learning a language...“When it comes to preventing ageing,you really do ‘use it or lose it’,”says Barbara Sahakian,professor at Cambridge University.

Dr.Merzenich’s training method mainly depends on ______.

A.speech training

B.computer languages

C.the activities one joins in

D.the information being dealt with

By saying “the brain at any age is highly plastic”,the writer probably means the brain can be ______.

A.used                                                            B.mastered

C.developed                                                     D.researched

What can we learn from the text?

A.Practice makes a quick mind.

B.Brain research started ten years ago.

C.Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer.

D.People believed nothing could stop the brain slowing down.

Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?

A.The training methods work better for the old.

B.People should use the brain to stop it from ageing.

C.The training of the brain should start at an early age.

D.It’s necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.

     It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm,though,was beautiful:blue skies,warm air and a calm,inviting sea touching the shore gently.

     My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same.I’m so glad I did.

On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast,but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape.After allm it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.As we got on board,we noticed two big humps(脊背) in the distance.

On approaching them,we saw it was a mother whale with her baby.We couldn’t beliece it ----there aren’t any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badlly polluted that nothing could surive.

The little baby whale ----actually as big as our boal----was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly,making big whirlpools(漩涡) and waves.”She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side,”my father said.At this point,myfather moved our boat in a semicirele to the other side and ,heading the boat towards the baby whale,pushed it gently.With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappared under water.Then it swam up right beside its mum.They stuggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales

and tried to lead them towards the bay channel.Showly,they let us lead them,some-times rising from the water right beside us to breathe----and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes.Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea,the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half.That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day,Nearly four decades later ,I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

51. The author says “I’m  so glad I did .”(in Para.2)because __________.

A. be witnessed the whole process of fishing

B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

C. he experienced the rescue of the whales

D. he spent the weekend with his family

52. The harbour survived the storm owing to____________.

A. the shape of the harbour

B. the arms of the bay

C. the still water in the channel

D. the long coast line

53. The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.

A.  she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B.  the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C.  she had no other whales around to tutu to for help

D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

54.what is the theme of the story?

A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness

B. Fishing provides excitement for children

C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals

D. it’s vital to protect the environment

 

1.With                (夏天到来), it’s getting hotter and hotter. (approach)

2.Doctors strongly recommend that fathers               （到场）their babies’ birth. (present)

3.– I don’t suppose the police know who did it.

– Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and                (在接受询问) now. (question)

4.The sports meet, originally due                (举行) last Friday, was finally called off because of the bad weather. (hold)

5.Hello! Is that ABC Company? Could I speak to _____________ (负责…的人) the International Sales, please? (whoever)

6.Not               （看完那本小说），Tom knew nothing about its tragic ending. (finish)

7. –Can I smoke here?

–Sorry, sir. At no time                (允许吸烟) in this building. (allow)

8. A spokesman said that it was bad weather                (承担责任) the delay. (blame)

9. __________________（众所周知）, it’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview and being well dressed will certainly help you a lot. (know)

10. When Xu Benyu graduated from college in 2003, he chose to teach in a mountainous area of Gui Zhou province when he _____________ (本可以享受) an easy city life. (enjoy)

 

 

1. The a___________ temperature in Hangzhou last month was 22℃.

2. The little boy was very c____________ about what was in the box and couldn’t wait to open it.

3. An i___________ is a large building for an organization which provides people with help, work, medical treatment or protection, such as a school or hospital.

4. It’s necessary for scientists to o__________ natural phenomena before they can draw a conclusion.

5. The plane was delayed but the passengers didn’t get any e_____________.

6. “Keep quiet!” she w__________ to me when she entered the meeting-room.

7. The postman’s job is to d_____________ parcels and letters.

8. One of the most famous c__________ of Shakespeare is The Merchant of Venice.

9. Would you mind if I r__________ the weight of a parcel by taking something out?

10. It was a good concert but I enjoyed the last song p___________.